UCCA Center for Contemporary Art

UCCA is China's leading independent institution of contemporary art, a conduit for international exchange, and an incubator for new talent.

[TIAN Wei @tianwei]

Pop art legend #AndyWarhol told his China story through a trip to China in 1982 when China just opened up. His photo at Tian'AnMen Square, with his 400 other works & photos, are shown at a unique exhibit in Beijing. I talked to Phil & Patrick from @UCCA798 & @TheWarholMuseum

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“The Eighth Huayu Youth Award Exhibition: A Long Hello” is open at UCCA through 10 February! Find out more about the artists and works featured, and the 2020 winners: https://t.co/u9CqkmIJl2

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.@aaajiao’s “bots” represents the molecules + particles in the artist’s life, blown up to a surreal dimension. Over the course of the exhibition period, the gas inside the inflatable models gradually seeps out.
See “bots” in “Immaterial/Re-material” at UCCA, closing 17 January.

[Celyn @CelynBricker]

Last 10 days of the piece YH on display at @UCCA798. 'Immaterial/ Re-material: A Brief History of Computing Art' closes 17th Jan.

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.@refikanadol’s “Machine Hallucinations – NYC Fluid Dreams” brings together architecture and media arts to explore representations of reality, totality, and human imagination. Find out more about the work and Anadol’s artistic practice at https://t.co/ck5KR8fBYg.

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at the start of a new year, we are looking forward to an exciting 12 months of programming at UCCA! 2021 will feature major shows of works by Cao Fei, Andy Warhol and Maurizio Cattelan. Find out more about our upcoming exhibition schedule at https://t.co/nkqRjaaOQC

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.@quayola’s “Jardin’s d’Été” uses technology to pay homage to French Impressionism, with ultra-high-definition cameras and custom computer software capturing natural landscapes through the “eye” of a machine. See the work in “Immaterial/Re-material,” open through January 17.

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UCCA Director @philiptinari shares his thoughts on the future of museums with András Szántó

[Artnet @artnet]

What is the future of museums?

7 predictions from Max Hollein, Koyo Kouoh, Anne Pasternak, and other top curators and directors: https://t.co/oQQ47YRwjD

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.@elias_crespin uses custom-software-controlled motors to animate modular geometric structures. Guided by computer programming, his metal installations constantly mutate, suspended in mid-air by nearly invisible nylon threads. See work by Crespin at UCCA through January 17.

[Moment Factory @MomentFactory]

Animistic Imagery is an immersive digital art exhibit in Beijing, China.
It is the outcome of a collaboration with Baidu AI and UCCA Lab; the experience transports visitors in the studio of a digital artist.
https://t.co/IjKPTBCSbN

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The virtual art experience “Animistic Imagery” is on show at UCCA Lab through January 3! Created by @MomentFactory in collaboration with @Baidu_Inc, visitors enter the studio of an AI artist + explore how humans and Artificial Intelligence can converge to shape artistic practice.

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Since “Mirage: Art in Augmented Reality” opened on November 28, visitors have been enjoying a new way of experiencing contemporary art at UCCA...

Thanks to Instagram users c___w___y, akane228 and wimxxcc for sharing their photos!

[Artnet @artnet]

The forces behind the largest-ever institutional show of AR art discuss how the form can fuel a greener, socially distant art world: https://t.co/Gv5FsHhGQl

[ArtAsiaPacific @artasiapacific]

NEWS | Zheng Yuan and Peng Zuqiang were named the respective winners of the 2020 Huayu Youth Award Jury Prize and Special Jury Prize, for artists under 35 years of age, at @UCCA798: https://t.co/eLR9JNZpB1

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.@ryojiikeda’s “data.tron (WUXGA version)” employs data as both its theme and medium, exploring how it is used to encode, understand, and control the world. Read more about Ikeda’s work and the exhibition “Immaterial/Re-material” in the website catalogue https://t.co/ck5KR8fBYg.

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Peter Kogler creates immersive environments at the intersection of architecture and new media. “Immaterial/Re-material” includes his work “Untitled,” in which hypnotic lines cover every surface of a room to engulf viewers in a swirling vortex as they move through the space.

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Read more about Mohr’s work and the exhibition “Immaterial/Re-material: A Brief History of Computing Art” in the accompanying website catalogue, https://t.co/ck5KR7Y16I. See the show at UCCA through January 17, 2021.

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The first section of “Immaterial/Re-material” features several works by pioneering German computer artist @manfredemohr. These range from early projects inspired by his background as a painter and jazz musician, to later artistic explorations of multidimensional hypercubes.

[HYPEBEAST @HYPEBEAST]

As part of an exhibition at the UCCA Center called "Mirage." https://t.co/0Nl9BHgqrA